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Take Care StaffTraditional medical journals allow doctors and researchers to find information on different medical conditions. These articles might take months or even years to publish, after a critical review process, and the journals in which their published often carry high subscription costs. One doctor is trying to change the way medical information is published. Dr. John Adler , the neurosurgeon who invented the Cyberknife system, has created a new website to make it easier for doctors to publish and look up case studies or medical articles. He joins us today to discuss Cureus.com and how it’s changing the way people access medical information.Online database makes medical studies more availablehttp://wrvo.org/post/online-database-makes-medical-studies-more-available
109893 as http://wrvo.orgSat, 11 Nov 2017 12:00:00 +0000Online database makes medical studies more availableTake CareTattooing is a practice that has been around for thousands of years. Most tattoos are ornamental, but tattoos can play a role in medicine and health. This week on WRVO's health and wellness show, Take Care, hosts Lorraine Rapp and Linda Lowen talk with Dr. Bruce Katz, director of the Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital, to discuss tattoo safety, removal and new uses in medicine. You can hear more of this conversation on Take Care, WRVO's health and wellness show, Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. Support for this story comes from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York.Are there health benefits of tattoos?http://wrvo.org/post/are-there-health-benefits-tattoos
109435 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 13 Oct 2017 14:20:12 +0000Are there health benefits of tattoos?HealthLink on AirA rural doctor can offer state-of-the-art medicine and a more personalized approach than typically found in a bigger city, according to Dr. Robert Ostrander, and his son, Dr. Geoffrey Ostrander. The father and son are both graduates of Upstate Medical University who share a family practice in the Finger Lakes village of Rushville. They explain the vital role rural doctors play in their communities and expand on how life isn't as remote or technically backward as some might think. Also this week: knee and hip replacement options, and college students' misuse of stimulants. Join us Sunday, January 22 at 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. on WRVO for "HealthLink on Air."This week: rural medicine, knee and hip replacements and morehttp://wrvo.org/post/week-rural-medicine-knee-and-hip-replacements-and-more
98482 as http://wrvo.orgWed, 18 Jan 2017 20:32:46 +0000This week: rural medicine, knee and hip replacements and moreHealthLink on AirColds and viruses get passed around by children, but families can get through such illnesses by following some simple practices and staying in touch with a doctor, says Dr. Jaclyn Sisskind, a pediatrician at Upstate University Hospital. Sisskind advises parents to check out day care facilities before enrolling their children, to keep vaccinations current and to demonstrate proper sanitary habits -- such as how to blow one’s nose or wash one’s hands. On this week’s "HealthLink on Air" she also addresses how to deal with head lice, whooping cough, ear infections, fevers and antibiotics. Also on this week’s show: portion sizes, and entrepreneurship in medicine. Join us this Sunday at 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for "HealthLink on Air" on WRVO.This week: childhood illnesses, portion sizes, morehttp://wrvo.org/post/week-childhood-illnesses-portion-sizes-more
95542 as http://wrvo.orgWed, 02 Nov 2016 17:59:44 +0000This week: childhood illnesses, portion sizes, moreEllen AbbottUpstate Medical University officials hope the build out of the Central New York Biotech Accelerator in Syracuse will help define the area as a haven for biotech research and development.New molecular pathology lab, hub for medical innovation opens in Syracusehttp://wrvo.org/post/new-molecular-pathology-lab-hub-medical-innovation-opens-syracuse
95171 as http://wrvo.orgTue, 25 Oct 2016 08:41:00 +0000New molecular pathology lab, hub for medical innovation opens in SyracuseHealthLink on AirPolio epidemics, which paralyzed and killed children and terrified their parents before Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine, are brought to life by a survivor of a 1953 outbreak. Janice Flood Nichols was a DeWitt first-grader in 1953 when she and seven classmates were stricken with polio during the epidemic. Three of them, including her twin brother, died. Nichols recovered. The next year, she took part in testing the vaccine developed by Salk. Today she advocates for vaccination against polio and other diseases. On this week’s HealthLink on Air, Nichols talks about her mild case of post-polio syndrome, which can attack polio survivors decades later. Plus, Neurologist Burk Jubelt discusses the vaccine in use today, and the post-polio syndrome clinic he runs at Upstate University Hospital. Also on the show, a real-life case involving medical ethics. Join us this Sunday, July 31 at 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. on WRVO.This week: polio and post-polio syndrome, plus medical ethicshttp://wrvo.org/post/week-polio-and-post-polio-syndrome-plus-medical-ethics
91710 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 29 Jul 2016 13:45:28 +0000This week: polio and post-polio syndrome, plus medical ethicsHealthLink on AirA passion for detail and for history led Dr. Stanley Burns to amass an unparalleled collection of medical photos dating back to 1839 and to advise for historical accuracy on major TV series, such as the Cinemax’s “The Knick,” set in 1900, and PBS’s “Mercy Street,” set in the Civil War. Burns, a New York City ophthalmologist who graduated from Upstate Medical University in 1964, said the old photos remind him that what the best medical minds are doing today will look just as strange in 50 or 100 years and that we can’t know what details will seem important in the future. He tells how a rented apartment in Syracuse helped inspire his collection, which he has exhibited around the world, and how he went on to write more than 44 books about medical history as well. Also this week on the program: why more mothers are breast-feeding their babies, and medications to treat advanced prostate cancer.The week: breast-feeding, prostate cancer and historical photographshttp://wrvo.org/post/week-breast-feeding-prostate-cancer-and-historical-photographs
90074 as http://wrvo.orgWed, 22 Jun 2016 13:59:39 +0000The week: breast-feeding, prostate cancer and historical photographsHealthLink on AirA love of the wilderness led a paramedic and a doctor from Syracuse to work with the National Geographic Channel adventure series “The Great Human Race.” Todd Curtis, a paramedic who trained at Upstate Medical University and now teaches there, served as medical safety oversight director for the show, which follows two people as they re-create the conditions of early humans in remote locales in Ethiopia, Mongolia and elsewhere. Curtis got long-distance supervision from emergency physician Dr. Jeremy Joslin, director of Upstate’s wilderness and expedition medicine program. They describe the challenges of preparing for medical emergencies in remote places on this week's show. Also this week: the importance of screening for high blood pressure, plus its treatments. Plus, immunotherapy research.This week: wilderness medicine, hypertension and immunotherapyhttp://wrvo.org/post/week-wilderness-medicine-hypertension-and-immunotherapy
88223 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 06 May 2016 18:16:22 +0000This week: wilderness medicine, hypertension and immunotherapyHealthLink on AirTypical prostate biopsies use ultrasound to guide surgeons to areas where cancer tends to form. If cancer is growing in another part of the prostate, it can be missed. The UroNav fusion biopsy system helps surgeons pinpoint areas that may harbor cancer, which are unique to individual patients. It works like a GPS navigation system, directing the biopsy needle to anything suspicious. Upstate University Hospital urologist Srinivas Vourganti explains what men can expect from the UroNav and also gives us an overview of prostate cancer. Also this week: One doctor's experience with concierge medicine, and getting the life you want in our regular "Check Up from the Neck Up" segment. Join us Sunday at 6 a.m. or 9 p.m. on WRVO.This week: prostate cancer biopsies and concierge medicinehttp://wrvo.org/post/week-prostate-cancer-biopsies-and-concierge-medicine
85051 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 26 Feb 2016 18:49:30 +0000This week: prostate cancer biopsies and concierge medicineEllen AbbottA new president is on the job this week at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. After more than four months getting to know the community, Danielle Laraque-Arena is replacing interim president Greg Eastwood, and wants collaboration to be a focus of her leadership. “I think the best science emerges when you have effective teams. Medicine in the 21st century is all about team based care. It’s not me as a physician, what I can do individually, because what I can do individually can be augmented and magnified if I can do it effectively as a team,” said Laraque-Arena. The new president says one of the issues the teaching hospital can provide leadership on is the concentrated poverty in the city of Syracuse. She says medical institutions should be part of the solution because of the effect that poverty has on health. "We must address the issues that lead to increased mortality and morbidity and illness and help promote health. And we are part of that puzzle of addressing the issue ofUpstate Medical University's new president gets to workhttp://wrvo.org/post/upstate-medical-universitys-new-president-gets-work
83215 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 15 Jan 2016 18:32:58 +0000Upstate Medical University's new president gets to workHealthLink on AirNurses today are likely to have more training and to seek further training than their counterparts a generation ago, according to Upstate University Hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer Nancy Page and Clinical Coordinator for Palliative Care Archie McEvers, a nurse practitioner. Page says it was recognized that higher levels of training in the nursing profession brought higher skill levels and better patient care. Todays shorter hospital stays and advances in technology demand nurses with higher levels of education and efficiency, so the incentive for additional training will continue, McEvers adds. Also this week: what's new in precision medicine, and how pancreas transplants may help some people with diabetes.This week: nursing, pancreas transplants and precision medicinehttp://wrvo.org/post/week-nursing-pancreas-transplants-and-precision-medicine
83166 as http://wrvo.orgThu, 14 Jan 2016 19:04:39 +0000This week: nursing, pancreas transplants and precision medicineCatherine LoperNew York lawmakers have delayed a deadline that would require prescription medications to be electronic. Many doctors in the state needed more time to put the necessary technology in place. Many prescribers in New York already submit scripts electronically, but federal requirements mandate a higher level of security for electronically prescribed controlled substances to prevent fraud. Lisa Nelson, a pharmacist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, says especially for private practitioners meeting the federal Drug Enforcement Administration electronic standards is a challenge. “It’s not just flipping a switch. It’s actually setting up separate servers, there’s something called two factor authentications,” said Nelson who reports that the University of Rochester Medical Center is ready to begin moving electronically now. She explained the mandate is one that doctors deem necessary, although logistically challenging. “I think most people most providers agree that electronicNY lawmakers postpone mandate for electronic prescriptionshttp://wrvo.org/post/ny-lawmakers-postpone-mandate-electronic-prescriptions
69815 as http://wrvo.orgWed, 18 Mar 2015 09:01:00 +0000NY lawmakers postpone mandate for electronic prescriptionsEllen AbbottA new, higher level of medical care is now available at the Onondaga County Justice Center. The new infirmary is located in the downtown Syracuse jail that holds prisoners awaiting trials or transfer to other facilities. There has always been space for an infirmary in the almost 20-year-old jail, but cost considerations kept Onondaga County from staffing it. Now, the medical organization the county contracts out to can offer the advanced level of training needed for the staff that already works in the jail’s medical unit. Esteban Gonzalez, who manages the facility, says one of the biggest advantages to this is that inmates spend less time in local hospitals. "The average length of stay at a hospital currently is five days," Gonzalez said. "With this infirmary, we anticipate that dropping by two days. Having them return that much more quickly with only three days at the hospital, because when they come back here they will have the level of care waiting for them, where before it was notOnondaga County Justice Center opens new infirmary to reduce inmate hospital visitshttp://wrvo.org/post/onondaga-county-justice-center-opens-new-infirmary-reduce-inmate-hospital-visits
56932 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 13 Jun 2014 10:56:58 +0000Onondaga County Justice Center opens new infirmary to reduce inmate hospital visitsHealthLink StaffPracticing medicine in the wilderness means being able to anticipate problems and improvise solutions. Dr. Jeremy Joslin is with us this Sunday at 9 p.m. He's the director of the Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Fellowship program at Upstate Medical University. Wilderness medicine requires "the ability to think on your feet and diagnose and treat people without various tests and studies and radiological procedures that you might have in a hospital," Joslin says. Plus, registered dietitian Jessica Planer explains what to eat after weight loss surgery and how things are different after the operation. Be sure to visit HealthLink on Air's website for archived editions of past shows.This week: wilderness medicine and morehttp://wrvo.org/post/week-wilderness-medicine-and-more
54459 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 18 Apr 2014 11:14:14 +0000This week: wilderness medicine and moreRyan DelaneyThe medical clinic in South Sudan set up by a former “Lost Boy” refugee now living in Syracuse has finally succumbed to new fighting in the country. John Dau has had a lot of late nights keeping tabs on his medical facility since new fighting broke out in South Sudan in December. But last week, Dau said he was "stunned" to learn the fighting finally caught up to the village of Duk and his Lost Boys Clinic . Renegade rebels looted the village and his seven-year-old clinic, Dau said. Fighters took fuel, food, supplies and furniture from the clinic, including the tires from the ambulance. They also burned down part of the compound. Dau blames jealously for the ransacking. "They have destroyed, they have looted the clinic that have helped them. But they have not destroyed the vision of bringing all the tribes together," he said Monday. He sent a letter to the rebel leader pleading for help, saying his clinic once treated those from both sides of the conflict. "The clinic has helped manyFear comes true as 'Lost Boy's' South Sudan clinic destroyedhttp://wrvo.org/post/fear-comes-true-lost-boys-south-sudan-clinic-destroyed
52873 as http://wrvo.orgTue, 18 Mar 2014 12:33:25 +0000Fear comes true as 'Lost Boy's' South Sudan clinic destroyedKate O'ConnellYoung patients with spinal problems in upstate New York now have local access to imaging technology that substantially decreases their exposure to radiation.Low radiation imaging comes to upstate New Yorkhttp://wrvo.org/post/low-radiation-imaging-comes-upstate-new-york
51330 as http://wrvo.orgTue, 04 Mar 2014 12:04:52 +0000Low radiation imaging comes to upstate New YorkKate O'ConnellThe use of surgical robots has increased by more than 400 percent in the United States over the past six years. But a recent study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality suggests that theres underreporting of complications resulting from robotic surgeries. Robot-assisted surgery is a minimally-invasive method in which a small incision allows remote-controlled instruments to be inserted into the body. The instruments are then controlled during the procedure by the surgeon using a console. At the end of 2011, there were more than 1,400 surgical robots in U.S. hospitals. Now, one group of researchers are saying the technology is badly monitored, and lacks a robust and transparent reporting system for resulting complications. Many drugs when theyre introduced to the market are closely monitored, but with devices we simply approve them, they go to market and were not really asking is this better for patients in a systematic, audited, structured way, said Dr. Martin Makary, coConcern raised over robotic surgery complicationshttp://wrvo.org/post/concern-raised-over-robotic-surgery-complications
45155 as http://wrvo.orgSat, 05 Oct 2013 12:34:00 +0000Concern raised over robotic surgery complicationsKate O'ConnellUpstate company Qmetrics has developed technology that can take medical images like MRIs and turn them into a three-dimensional image or model. The technology has implications for lowering health care costs and increasing patient-specific treatments. While X-rays and MRIs can be useful, surgery is still frequently required to look inside a joint, explains Qmetrics CEO Edward Schreyer. For example, keyhole surgery or arthroscopy is still used to see the extent of a knee injury. And that’s all before you find out if surgery is even necessary to repair the damage. Schreyer says his company’s technology could minimize the need for those sorts of procedures. “The problem has always been that in order to take the medical image and turn it into a 3D model, it requires hours of expert labor to trace the borders, the boundaries of all the different tissues, bones and cartilage, ligaments, meniscus etc. And with Qmetrics we’ve been able to generate software that will do this automatically.”3D imaging could cut health care costshttp://wrvo.org/post/3d-imaging-could-cut-health-care-costs
41639 as http://wrvo.orgThu, 25 Jul 2013 19:40:20 +00003D imaging could cut health care costsEllen AbbottThe Upstate New York Poison Center wants to make sure parents are giving their children the proper doses of medicine. A recent study shows that 40 percent of parents are giving their child the wrong amount of medicine, something that can lead to a possible overdose. The reason? They are using a teaspoon out of the kitchen drawer as a measuring tool, instead of a calibrated medicine spoon, according to Upstate Poison Center Communication Director Gail Banach. "If you think about the size of the teaspoons and tablespoons you've had in your kitchen over the years, I'll bet you can even visualize to the fact that they are not the same size, and so obviously you're not getting the exact proper dosage," Banach said. It's an issue that does lead to calls to the center. "There are certainly parents who call the poison center who have used kitchen spoons, whether it's a teaspoon or tablespoon for their children, and have called with questions whether they are misdosing their children," BanachOperation Medicine Spoon launches in Syracusehttp://wrvo.org/post/operation-medicine-spoon-launches-syracuse
41087 as http://wrvo.orgMon, 15 Jul 2013 12:10:31 +0000Operation Medicine Spoon launches in SyracuseWRVO NewsHave you ever been to the doctor and felt like you weren't able to tell your physician everything you wanted to? It's a common complaint and one that is hard to overcome. Dr. Leana Wen is a physician and the co-author of the book, "When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests." Lorraine Rapp and Linda Lowen, hosts of WRVO's health and wellness show "Take Care" spoke to Dr. Wen about this issue. Lorraine Rapp: What do you think that patients can do differently to try to get a better outcome? When you're in the situation, it's not always as easy as you would hope it would be to advocate for yourself. So what is your advice to patients? Dr. Wen: When you're the patient, you already don't feel well, even if you just have a cold, you're already feeling rundown and tired, and not feeling like that's the time to advocate for yourself. And also, there is this mentality between patients and doctors, that the doctor is almost like your parent, that if the doctorGetting your doctor to listenhttp://wrvo.org/post/getting-your-doctor-listen
40590 as http://wrvo.orgFri, 05 Jul 2013 11:47:20 +0000Getting your doctor to listen